The Western Canon

I find reading Harold Bloom to be a delight; he is so unique. You can also learn alot about books that you never would have time on your hands to read. Also, Bloom can make some authors, like Becket and his "Godot" which can put you to sleep, very exciting and meaningful.

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Originally Posted by JBI

He didn't put spotlight on the romantics. Abrams and Frye did.

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Oh, maybe he recycled their ideas then.
The little I read about Harold Bloom was that in general he got them out of oblivion. That may be wrong though.

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Originally Posted by kiki1982

Oh, maybe he recycled their ideas then.
The little I read about Harold Bloom was that in general he got them out of oblivion. That may be wrong though.

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It is wrong. Abrams and Frye were older and until Frye died he was the paramount English critic. Even Bloom would agree. Frye's fearful symmetry came out well before Bloom's Blake's apocalypse.
As for earlier precedents, Lovejoy and Symons come to mind as well as others. It's more that English wasn't a discipline until the 20th century. Bloom was not Eliot basically rediscovering playwrights and poets.

As for Stevens, he was a relatively early supporter. That credit is due

Yep, that was definitely wrong.

Thanks for the info. :)